Skilled Workers

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Video portraits of successful Indonesians in Germany

Germany is recruiting, especially in the MINT area: mathematics, IT, natural science, and technology. Goethe-Institut Jakarta has produced videos depicting the lives of successful Indonesians who, at some point in their lives, have lived and worked in Germany.

In the videos they talk about their work, their leisure activities, their time in Germany, and their current work in Indonesia. They also talk about what they liked about Germany and how they learned German.

He is an electro-technician at Robert Bosch GmbH in Abstatt/Ludwigsburg and explains how his hobby helped him to settle in.

Danny Hiendriana

Eduardus Dagomez works as a project engineer at Telemotive AG in Munich. Despite his initial concerns about traveling alone to such a distant foreign country, he managed to settle in and is pursuing a career in Germany.

Eduardus Dagomez

Fahmi Rizanul Amrullah is one of many Indonesians who have had the opportunity to work for BMW in Munich. He especially likes the good working atmosphere, the international mindset of this colleagues, and the great freedom. 

Fahmi Rizanul Amrullah

Ova Chandra Dewi held a position at the Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg as a research associate and now works with the NGO Bina Ekonomi Sosial Terpadu in Tangerang. She is also a lecturer at Universitas Indonesia.

Ova Candra Dewi

Gabriel Kennenbudi worked for 7th Level in Munich, among other companies, and is now a consultant for a number of hospitals in Surabaya, East Java.

Gabriel Kennenbudi

Grace Jaya and Anton Prawiro live as newlyweds in Hamburg. Anton works as a software developer, while Grace is a consultant for immigration at the “Arbeitswohlfahrt” organization.

Grace Jaya dan Anton Prawiro

Prof. Dr. Irwin Yousept says: “Nothing works without math!” But of course he also has other interests. He currently has a position at the University of Duisburg-Essen.

Irwin Yousept

Irzan Raditya worked in Germany as “Head of Mobile Products” at Lieferando.de/Takeaway.com. When he returned to Indonesia he founded his own company.

Irzan Raditya

Nur Pamungkas Manirjo and Jibran Shidqie talk about the interesting work they do. "Pangky" also tells about his hobbies and his family life.

Nur Pamungkas Manirjo dan Jibran Shidqie

Novaria Nirmaladewi and Dony Meitia both have studied electrical engineering in Germany and now live there as a couple. Dony works as a system engineer at Crown Gabelstapler GmbH and Novaria as a test engineer at MAN Truck and Bus AG.

Novaria Nirmaladewi dan Dony Meitia

Dr. Johny Setiawan is a multi-talent. He has worked as an astrophysicist at the Max-Planck Institute in Heidelberg and is now a business consultant at the Indonesian embassy in Berlin.

Dr. Johny Setiawan

Dr. Suhendra talks about his decision to take parental leave. He also discusses his initial language problems in Germany and how he overcame them.

Dr. Suhendra

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The stories and experiences we share will help you get to know Germany better!

Consultations on living and working in Germany are taking place every week on Wednesday and Friday, 10.30am–12.30pm and 4–5pm (WIB) online or on-site in the library of the Goethe-Institut Jakarta. Please register at least 24 hours in advance via consultation form.

Consultations without appointment are available every Friday, 3–3.30pm (WIB), in the library of the Goethe-Institut Jakarta.

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